Pope pained by deaths at sea of migrants
Pope Francis on Sunday January 23 expressed pain at the deaths of migrants at sea because they are not allowed to land, he said.
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Hundreds of migrants rescued by Mediterranean 'civil fleet'
At least 200 migrants have been rescued from the central Mediterranean Sea in the past two days. The migrants were fleeing Libya when they were picked up by two humanitarian aid ships, Geo Barents and Mare Jonio.
EU and UNHCR raise alarm over pushback methods in Poland, Latvia and Lithuania
European Union and UNHCR officials have announced that Latvia, Lithuania and Poland still use "pushbacks and other violations of human rights" at the borders to keep migrants out. They added that they are also denying access to aid groups trying to help people in the border region with Belarus.
MSF treats 68 migrants after mass arrest in Libyan capital
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said that it treated 68 people who had been injured during a mass arrest some days prior in Libya. This proves once again "how migrants are subject to random and arbitrary detention," MSF operations manager Ellen van der Velden said.
COVID-19: 'Lack of internet and language barriers complicate migrants' access to vaccination'
Since October, aid organization Samusocial de Paris has been offering COVID-19 vaccinations twice a week to homeless people, mainly migrants, at Porte de la Villette, in northern Paris. The organization has to face many challenges dealing with this mobile population with little access to the internet and which does not always speak French. InfoMigrants spoke with Maëlle Prioux, head of health projects at Samusocial and Samy Rasli, coordinator of public health actions at Samusocial.
Medics leave Poland-Belarus border without reaching migrants
Doctors Without Borders removed its team on the Belarus-Poland border after Warsaw blocked access to migrants trying to enter the European Union. Camped in harsh conditions, several people have died on the EU's doorstep.
2021: A year of good news too
The year 2021 was another desperately hard year for migrants. More died at sea, thousands were stranded on the border between Belarus and Poland, and the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan forced huge numbers into exile. But there were also some heartwarming positives: laws to protect the most vulnerable, stories of individual success and of communities in support of one another.
Mediterranean: Hundreds of migrants rescued by Geo Barents
Nearly 350 migrants were rescued by the crew of the humanitarian rescue ship Geo Barents in several operations between Wednesday and early Thursday morning. The total number of migrants on the ship is now more than 450.
#coopforafrica: New fundraiser to promote vaccination in Africa
The Community of Sant'Egidio, UN Refugee Agency UNHCR and Doctors Without Borders have launched "#coopforafrica", a fundraiser to promote vaccination and the fight against Covid in Africa. The campaign is run together with a group of Italian cooperatives of consumers.
10 bodies found and 99 rescued by Geo Barents in Mediterranean
The private rescue ship Geo Barents, run by MSF, announced on Wednesday that it had rescued 99 more people. At the bottom of the packed boat, they found 10 dead bodies. There are now 186 migrants on board the ship.
Fleeing 'hell in Libya': Minors on board rescue ship testify via MSF
In the latest rescue mission by the humanitarian medical charity MSF, 140 of the 367 migrants rescued were unaccompanied minors. Many of them remain affected by their experiences crossing the deadliest migration route in the world, say MSF.
Geo Barents: Hundreds of rescued migrants wait to disembark
Hundreds of migrants rescued from the Central Mediterranean by the Geo Barents remained at sea over the weekend, waiting for permission to disembark. Two other private vessels have brought more than 500 rescued migrants to the Italian island of Sicily over the past two days.